Author Topic: LF pics of white PBT keycaps after x monthes of usage. (Read 6004 times)

thegunner100 · « **on:** Sat, 28 January 2012, 22:42:19 »

I've always liked how keyboards looked with brand new white PBT blank/engraved/printed/side-printed,etc keycaps in photos, and i've always wanted to get myself a set.

But the problem with that is that I am afraid of getting the keys dirty, and seeing all the visible dust and hair in my keycaps.

Im sure alot of people here on Geekhack have had white keys for a while, so how do they look like after 1 month, 3 monthes, or even 6 monthes of usage? Some pictures would really be great!

o2dazone · « **Reply #1 on:** Sat, 28 January 2012, 23:16:23 »

My HHKB (pbt) look as good as new after two years of heavy coding (minus the ABS spacebar). They just need a good cleaning. But keyboards get dirty. Keyboards never realistically look as good as they do in photos. It's best to ignore it, then after a few months, clean it, take a couple photos and go back to using it.

o2dazone · « **Reply #2 on:** Mon, 30 January 2012, 11:24:52 »

btw I saw that you asked for pics, and I didn't fulfill that lol, so here's a thread with some photos of moderately used hhkb (10 months of coding 6-8 hours a day)

o2dazone · « **Reply #3 on:** Mon, 30 January 2012, 16:31:32 »

well the difference between you and I is I rub my face on all my peripherals

thegunner100 · « **Reply #4 on:** Mon, 30 January 2012, 17:13:17 »

Thanks! Your HHKB looks rediculously clean for the amount of time that you've had it.

dorkvader · « **Reply #5 on:** Mon, 30 January 2012, 20:18:57 »

Quote from: o2dazone;503529

well the difference between you and I is I rub my face on all my peripherals

Of course. Who doesn't? That's how you can know it's yours.

That said, yours looks to be in great shape.

Quarzac · « **Reply #6 on:** Mon, 30 January 2012, 20:23:02 »

Honestly, worrying about dirty keys isn't really necessary. If they do get dirty, you can just throw them in a tupperware with some denture cleaning tabs, soak them for 15 minutes, shake them dry in a towel, let them air dry for a bit, and then pop them back on. They'll look good as new.

OkGold · « **Reply #7 on:** Mon, 30 January 2012, 20:23:12 »

It's certainly something I'll consider next time I buy engraved, my WASD white lasered keys take EVERYTHING off my hands, and make the grooves look pretty gross.

o2dazone · « **Reply #8 on:** Mon, 30 January 2012, 20:30:12 »

Haha thanks, the HHKB just exudes cleanliness

dorkvader · « **Reply #9 on:** Mon, 30 January 2012, 21:21:05 »

Quote from: Quarzac;503749

Honestly, worrying about dirty keys isn't really necessary. If they do get dirty, you can just throw them in a tupperware with some denture cleaning tabs, soak them for 15 minutes, shake them dry in a towel, let them air dry for a bit, and then pop them back on. They'll look good as new.

Everytime I do that, I rotate to a different set of keycaps.

OkGold · « **Reply #10 on:** Tue, 31 January 2012, 11:49:01 »

> Soliciting users again, just outside the thread

ugh, and you were looking so fair this time, guess it's a sham again

o2dazone · « **Reply #11 on:** Wed, 01 February 2012, 10:40:56 »

Quote from: ripster;504235

MUCH more realistic.

No photoshop.

aka 100% more pubes

thegunner100 · « **Reply #12 on:** Wed, 01 February 2012, 10:47:31 »

Quote from: ripster;504235

OP - Vote for me here and I'll take pics of mine:

http://geekhack.org/showthread.php?26781-Do-you-think-Ripster-is-the-1-Keyboard-Expert-on-Planet-Earth

MUCH more realistic.

No photoshop.

Haha, done.

tsangan · « **Reply #13 on:** Fri, 10 February 2012, 12:56:36 »

That's some dirty keys you got there :bathbaby:

limmy · « **Reply #14 on:** Fri, 10 February 2012, 13:15:52 »

This is what happened to my HHKB after 5 years of use. The series of photo I am about to post gets even better because I compare my old HHKB with like-new HHKB. You can see how Topre PBT keys wear. Please note that I type lightly and I rarely sweat, both of which I think would negatively affect wear rate.

I didn't clean the board(just some air) before taking pictures, so part of that shine may come off after cleaning.

Side by side photo (from the front.)
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Photo of my 5-year old HHKB at an angle that reflection is most prominent.
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Photo of a like-new HHKB at the same angle
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1:1 crop of the above photo of old HHKB
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1:1 crop of the above photo of like-new HHKB
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The photos are mine, and was posted before at http://www.kbdmania.net/xe/3510267

Edit: I re-read your post and I see that you were asking for pictures of white caps. It is hard to see how textures of key caps wear if they are white. So, I think you could at least see how textures of the Topre PBT keys wear.

o2dazone · « **Reply #15 on:** Fri, 10 February 2012, 13:25:35 »

whoa, what are those little pools of gunk on the keys ? lol

laffindude · « **Reply #16 on:** Fri, 10 February 2012, 14:51:01 »

I feel like an OCD clean freak after looking at Ripster's board.

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Author Topic: LF pics of white PBT keycaps after x monthes of usage. (Read 6004 times)